Offences not otherwise Described.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXV, Issue 16, 31 July 1901, Page 181

Offences not otherwise Described.

Auckland. — Thomas Reid is charged on warrant with having, on the sth instant, assaulted Charles Bellet, thereby causing him actual bodily harm. Description : A native of New Zealand, twenty-five years of age, sft. sfin. high, medium build, fair complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, cleanshaved except fair moustache, was driver for Corley (baker’s cart); dressed in blue vicuna suit and black hard hat. He is said to have left Auckland on the 11th instant.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 167.)

Auckland. —Puhipi Matui, alias Busby Matthews, charged with false pretences on William Henry Whitehead, has been arrested by Detective J. Mcllveney, Auckland police, and committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

Newton (Auckland). — Edward Black, alias James Wilson, is charged on warrant with having, on the 28th June, 1901, assaulted Mary Heffernan in Montague Street, Auokland. Description : A native of New Zealand, a woodhawker, twenty years of age, 5 ft. 4£ in. high, fresh complexion, light-brown hair, grey eyes. (See Police Gazette, 1899, page 223.)

(See Police Gazette, 1899, page 257.)

Helensville. — Kenneth McLean Black, charged with forging and uttering a cheque to Ernest Samuel S retton, has been arrested by Detective W. Maddern, Auckland polioe, and sentenced to twelve months’ hard labour.

Karangahake. — Frank Halloran is charged on warrant of commitment to Auckland Gaol for fourteen days in default of paying £4 14s. 6d. fine and costs, for theft. Description: Colonial, a carter, twenty-four years of age, about 5 ft. 6in. high, medium build, dark complexion and hair, moustache only, heavy dark eyebrows, grey eyes ; usually dressed in dark clothes, grey Dr. Jim hat. His father runs a handcart in Auckland. On the 10th April last offender was convicted, and was allowed six weeks to pay the fine and costs, but failed to do so. He was last seen at Paeroa, on the 2nd ultimo.

Normanby. — Thomas Doherty is charged on warrant of commitment to New Plymouth Gaol for fourteen days in default of paying £5 Bs. 6d. fine and costs for drunkenness and assaulting the police. Description : Colonial, twenty-one years of age, 6 ft. high, loose thin build, sandy hair, slight sandy moustache, grey eyes, turned-up nose, fond of drink. On the 20th May last offender was fined the above amount and allowed a month to pay. He was last heard of at Whangamomona.

Wanganui. Pinjar is charged on warrant of commitment to Wanganui Gaol for twenty-four hours in default of paying fine and costs for a breach of the borough by-laws. Offender is a foreigner, and travels from town to town playing an organ on the streets for a living.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 84.)

Christchurch. —Margaret Griffiths, charged with failing to send her child to school, has been arrested by Constable J. J. Cassells, Christchurch police. Fine and costs paid.

Ashburton.— John Schofield is charged on warrant of commitment to Ashburton Polioe Gaol for seventy-two hours’ hard labour in default of paying £1 ss. fine and oosts for drunkenness. Description : A native of England, labourer, forty-six years of age, 6 ft. o£in. high, medium build, fair complexion, brown hair whiskers beard and moustache, left eye blind ; usually wears brown tweed ooat, dungaree trousers, soft black-felt hat. Is fond of drink. On the Bth ultimo he was fined for drunkenness and allowed time to pay, but failed to do so.

Invercargill. William Hurley is charged on warrant with false pretences on John Campbell on the 3rd April, 1901. Description: Supposed Colonial, about thirty

years of age, about 5 ft. 6 in. high, medium build, fair hair, fair complexion, blue eyes, small fair moustache only, rather good-locking, smart appearance ; generally dressed in darkblue clothes and Dr. Jim hat, and some years ago was employed as an insurance agent. He was recently a minebroker at Invercargill, and obtained £2l 11s. from complainant by falsely representing he had certain mining shares for sale. Supposed to have left InveroargUl about the end of June last, and may go to Melbourne.